wait

/weɪt/

意味: 待つこと

例文: ALX hates to wait unnecessarily.
　　  ALXは無駄に待つのが嫌い。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: wait for (待つ), wait in line (列に並ぶ), wait a moment (少し待つ)

定義: 何かが起こるのを待つこと、または誰かが何かをするのを待つこと。時間がかかることがあるので、忍耐が必要です。

waitは約4,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析

レーダーチャート: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

　年代別単語頻度グラフ

このグラフは、1900年からの単語出現頻度の推移を示しています。値は ×10⁻⁸ スケールで表示されています。

　

Definitions(定義)

Noun: time during which some action is awaited
Noun: the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
Verb: stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
Verb: wait before acting
Verb: look forward to the probable occurrence of
Verb: serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

Please wait here until I return.(戻るまでここで待ってください。)
I can’t wait to see the new movie.(新しい映画を見るのが待ちきれません。)
They wait patiently for the bus every morning.(彼らは毎朝バスを辛抱強く待ちます。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: instant replay caused too long a delay
Noun: he ordered a hold in the action
Noun: the wait was an ordeal for him
Verb: I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets
Verb: the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment
Verb: We were expecting a visit from our relatives
Verb: She is looking to a promotion
Verb: he is waiting to be drafted
Verb: I’m waiting on tables at Maxim’s

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): await, delay, expect, hold, hold back, hold off, look, postponement, time lag, wait, waiting, waitress

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): act, inactivity, pause, work

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): act on, alternate, antagonize, anticipate, assist, attack, beaver, begin, behave, blackout, boondoggle, busy, caesura, carpenter, clerk, coact, collaborate, come close, come to the fore, condescend, continue, cope, court, create, dally, dare, dead air, deal, delay, dispatch, do well, effect, egotrip, electioneer, evade, exert, finish up, force, get around to, go, go ahead, go off half-cocked, guard, halftime, idleness, interact, intern, interrupt, lapse, letup, lord it over, make a point, make bold, maneuver, minister, misbehave, page, participate, partner, pause, perform, perpetrate, play, play it by ear, plug away, prosecute, pull one’s weight, putter, race, rampage, react, reciprocate, repeat, respite, rest, reward, rush, satisfice, serve, set about, skimp, skipper, sneak, specialize, stampede, surprise, take, take care, take time by the forelock, time-out, try, use, volunteer, wait, whore, woo, work, work at, work through

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): ambush, anticipate, delay, expect, extension, hang on, hold out, kick one’s heels, look forward, look to, moratorium, retardation, stand by

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: delay, expectancy, expectant, expectation, hold, wait, waiter, waiting, waitress

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: conversation, descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb
countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

中学レベル

英検3級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Atomic Habits, Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1, Holes

Movies(映画): Big Hero 6, Finding Nemo, Frozen, The Bad Guys, Zootopia

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: anticipation, negative